1966 Nova Build

[Glen]

Good question, i left those details in steve's hands so he must feel confident in that setup.

[Flipper]

Car is looking great!  That thing is going to be a beast.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Glen dropped me some email on the engine dyno tuning in Michigan..

I will let Glen post the numbers, but his motor made a bunch of torque and horsepower.  

On the flip side it was determined the carb was holding the engine back, so the carb will get re-worked

[Glen]

Yep....I flew to MI on Friday and spent Saturday with Steve and the new motor.  Air to fuel ratio is critical on these because you can quickly burn a hole in a piston.  He made some low stress test pulls and was measuring fuel volume going in the carb and the air fuel ratio.  He started making big changes but the air fuel ratio was not coming down and the volume of fuel was not going up.  So the carb has to go back to C&S for a checkup.  I got what I wanted though, and that was a good lesson on carb tuning.  I wont have a final number for a couple weeks as the carb goes back and forth.  He threw some of his shop valve covers on for the tuning.

With all that it still made 1943 HP at only 23.7 lbs. of boost, he will finish around 29 lbs. of boost.  2100 HP should be no problem once the timing is in, fuel is in and the boost is up.





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[UGLY OLDS]

ONLY 1943 Horsepower  :?:     Incredible ....  
 
They sure don't make 'em like they used ta'   .....    

Good Job.... :b-d:


Bob.....

[jaybee]

That's going to be a brutally fast ride.  Wow.

[kb426]

Glen, thanks for the update. Everything is looking good. Blown gas is horribly sensitive as you know. That's a lot of power for a steel block. How quick do you expect this to be?

[Glen]

Glen, thanks for the update. Everything is looking good. Blown gas is horribly sensitive as you know. That's a lot of power for a steel block. How quick do you expect this to be?

I try to think slow....I know each .05 of ET improvement requires exponential HP.  But, I am going to add some bars to pass a 25.2 inspection which will pass for 6.00 or slower.  I am so close I might as well.  It currently passes for 25.4 which is 7.50 or slower.  Hollis Jones runs a 67 nova with the same setup and has ran 6.95 at 200 mph at 31xx+ pounds, steel and glass! no lexan.  The question is "what can you afford to run?"

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I try to think slow....I know each .05 of ET improvement requires exponential HP.  But, I am going to add some bars to pass a 25.2 inspection which will pass for 6.00 or slower.  I am so close I might as well.  It currently passes for 25.4 which is 7.50 or slower.  Hollis Jones runs a 67 nova with the same setup and has ran 6.95 at 200 mph at 31xx+ pounds, steel and glass! no lexan.  The question is "what can you afford to run?"

gonna add some bars to the cage?  I heard that suggestion some where

 

[Glen]

gonna add some bars to the cage?  I heard that suggestion some where

 

All i have to change is the two smaller door bars from 1.25 to 1.50
Add another single bar diagonally across the halo
and add some more small 1" od gussets in the corners.  I cant pass that up.

[Glen]

As if you guys didnt think Im crazy already.
I did get these bars added.  It was a total of 10 of these gussets in the corners, the additional halo crossbar, and changed one of the door bars.
Now the car is certified to 6.0 seconds slower 25.2

Check out these valve covers, clearly not an Ebay item  

[kb426]

Way cool. When did everything we do become an art form?

[river1]

Way cool. When did everything we do become an art form?

when it is done by artists.

glen=artist

[UGLY OLDS]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What he said .... :b-d:


Bob.....

[Glen]

Hey,If anyone needs any wheel tubs..................Dont call me, this was a big pain in the neck.  The white is just a protective film...they are aluminum.







And i moved the parachute handles, i was not happy with the other mount: